Catford East & Mountsfield Park

Summary

Catford East & Mountsfield Park (E02000670) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). Catford East & Mountsfield Park has an approximate population of 6,500 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Catford East & Mountsfield Park neighbours Hither Green, Catford Bridge, Corbett Estate, and Culverley Green.

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  • 70% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Catford East & Mountsfield Park is the 26th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 48% of children living in low-income families, compared to 42% across Lewisham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Catford East & Mountsfield Park, 33% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Lewisham and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Catford East & Mountsfield Park % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 33% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 67% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Catford East & Mountsfield Park, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Lewisham, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Catford East & Mountsfield Park % in Lewisham % in England
No special educational needs 80% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Catford East & Mountsfield Park, 70% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 63% in Lewisham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

70% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Catford East & Mountsfield Park % in Lewisham % in England
White 27% 36% 67%
Asian 7% 7% 14%
Black 37% 30% 7%
Mixed 20% 18% 7%
Other 6% 4% 3%
Not known 3% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Catford East & Mountsfield Park with English as an additional language is 40%, compared with 33% in Lewisham, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Catford East & Mountsfield Park % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 40% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 60% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Catford East & Mountsfield Park has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Catford East & Mountsfield Park
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

In Catford East & Mountsfield Park, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Catford East & Mountsfield Park. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Catford East & Mountsfield Park has no state-funded schools.

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